12-29-2009, 01:41 PM
If you know the size of lots in your neighborhood, you can easily see a 35 ft. error with any intuition at all. Download the tmk map for your area so you can figure it out. The only apparent difference between a surveyor and pin finder is the license and the liability. They have the same equipment, and use the same math. They aren't out there just sticking a wet finger in the air and guessing. If there wasn't such thick brush all over puna, you could probably go back there and just find the pins yourself.